some progress on my stuff for the show. bad picture, i know, but i wanted to take one quickly.

in other news, 10lbs lost! what what? yes!

I got started working on the artwork for the show over the weekend.

I know you can't see a lot in that picture, but it just shows that I'm making progress! I had a little fit of inspiration.

In other news... I've lost 9lbs! If I can lose 1 more before thanksgiving, I would be really happy. I've been sick and unable to go to the gym, so I am hoping I have more energy tomorrow so I can go. I'm trying to keep my metabolism revved up.

step 1

so, the other day i went to this huge awesome art supply store in buckhead (yes, blech, buckhead, but it could not be avoided this time)

anyway i went to binders and it was awesome. i got my illustration board and some stuff to cut it with, and a new paint brush.

i cut the little 4x6 boards tonight, and my fricken hands are so sore. it is really tough to cut that stuff with an xacto knife.

so step 1, cut the boards into the right size. finished.

now i have a bunch of ideas floating around in my head, sorta materializing. i really want to wait until i have a few hours at once to get into the real work, at least for the start of it, hopefully this weekend i can get them started.

i really want to experiment with textures and things raised off the surface. i think because these are soooo tiny, it would be really interesting to have something with a TON of stuff going on, and lots of texture and color, in a really small amount of space.

i am going to have to use untraditional materials to create the texture though, the last few i've done have used up GOBS of paint to create the texture, and it'd probably be more frugal to use other things. any ideas or contributions are appreciated.

holy hell

so, i've been invited to submit some work for the Mint Gallery's postcard pinup show! (invited meaning i emailed them about it and they told me to come on down, not that i was discovered by andy warhol's 2nd cousin or anything)

i'm really excited!! and terrified!! i need to submit 4, 4"x6" postcards. now i need ideas. and the postcard-sized paper or canvas to paint on. !!!


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on to something completely different...

so now that obama has become the president-elect, i have to find something else to be obsessive over. i think its going to be my painting. i've talked to reps from 2 different group shows that are opening in december and i might be participating! they are both for charity so it would be a nice thing to do before christmas anyway, but i would be honored just to have my artwork up in a show, regardless of whether i sold anything or not. however, it would be awesome to be able to make enough money to continue to do art without having to dip into savings or anything. anyone who has ever painted will tell you, supplies are expensive!

a friend of mine uses the money he makes from his artwork for supplies and new tattoos. i don't know how much he makes from it but i think its a decent buck. it would be awesome to have a little income from it. even more amazing to be able to make a living at it, but i don't have those kind of delusions of grandeur. for now i'm just painting for the fun and catharsis of it. but i am really liking my style that is sort of taking shape. my very first piece was just the trolley for the front of our house. its not artistic really in any way but its pretty. the difference between that and my current work is crazy, and that was only a year ago.

i don't even know if these people are going to like my style and allow me to join in the show, but it would be amazing if they did. my style is definitely not the norm in hipstery atlanta right now, so who knows.

congratulations mr. president

yes we can

election day... too much stress

so, instead, distract yourself by looking at these websites:

sit or squat?
hulu
super obama world!

i'll be on edge all day, but i am really excited and can only hope for the best!

i really didnt want to have to move out of the country... being an ex-patriot is tough.